ALL artists! I am
very, VERY happy to announce that IMPROVIJAZZATION NATION is ACCEPTING
SUBMISSIONS again. I have been granted a (possibly long-term) stay of
execution for my trip to Iraq. I will still be traveling all
over the U.S., so new issues may be a little less timely, but (as always), we
will review your materials as soon as possible after we receive them. Look
at the guidelines for submission below, please:

MUSIC: All formats
accepted. Snail mail to: Zzaj Productions, c/o Dick Metcalf, 5308
65th Avenue, Lacey, WA 98513 The only criteria for music you submit is
that it MUST HAVE high performance energy... if you submit lacklustre material,
it will be reviewed accordingly

POETRY: Poems are
accepted for publication ONLY via e-mail. Poems submitted in any other
fashion will NOT be published. Poetry that includes some reference to
music is granted first priority for publication.

BOOKS: We will review
some books; books about music are PREFERRED. We will NOT return any books
submitted for review. Snail them to the address listed above for MUSIC.

DIY Announcements: We
will post your (e-mailed) ad about DIY projects, regardless of genre or
medium... HOWEVER, this is ONLY for INDEPENDENTS... if you are a corporation,
don't even BOTHER sending stuff... it will be marked and reported as SPAM!

Improvijazzation
Nation - Issue # 65 1/2

INTERVIEW with David
Morgan, new owner of the "JAVA FLOW"

I've been visiting the Java Flow coffeehouse ever since my return to

"JavaLand" in 1995 (from Korea). I've observed many changes in
the

atmosphere since that time... some music, a little art & lots of
"street

folks" hung out there over those years... sometimes it was fun,
while at

other points, it was a bit drab/dismal under the original owner. After a

recent road trip, I stopped in to see the owner & (to my surprise)
found

that is was "under new management". I had a chance to sit down
& discuss

the "new directions" that David Morgan intends to move it
towards, & was

quite pleasantly surprised. The key impression is that, while not a
total

"throwback" to the hippie era of the 70's & '80's, it has
(very)

attractive elements of those fine times woven into the new structure... open

mikes, artwork, & a pretty solid idea of how to make it a more attractive
all

-ages venue without compartmentalizing the concepts involved so
rigidly

that it can't flex. Some GREAT ideas, some very positive energies &
a lot

of HARD WORK have been invested, & I (for one) am highly impressed.
As a

result of that discussion, I asked David if he'd give us an interview
for

IMPROVIJAZZATION NATION, which follows:

Zzaj: I'm strongly impressed with what you've done to make this little

coffeeshop "turn around". Please tell us where you see it
going in the

next 6 months... or the next year or so?

D.M.
I see the java flow quietly becoming one of the places in Olympia that

people talk about when they discuss local art, good local music and places

to get a bite to eat. The way in which that is going to happen is really a

fluid thing. I'll try a variety of ideas over the next several months or

years and keep those that work, rethink the others and learn how to own a

great little coffee shop in the process.

Zzaj: You seem to have a very strong "work ethic" (something
that most

indie musicians reading this 'zine can relate to)... why are you
investing

so much of your energy in this venue? Labor of love, or just
"labor"?

D.M.
The work ethic comes from a 20 year career in the Marine Corps.

I'm retired and need to keep busy, I enjoy staying active and doing what

I've done all my life... I fix things. Java Flow was in desperate need of

fixing.

Zzaj: I noticed a lot of (various) types of art for sale in here... are

you an artist (music, painting, or anything like that)? Have you ever been?

D.M.
I am a potter. I've been told I do some nice work, others disagree. I still

play with clay in my basement and sell what I make at Java Flow and a

gallery or two.

Zzaj: We talked quite a bit about the type(s) & direction(s) for
music (you